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Why can't I send or recieve emails in Outlook?

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actually I have 3 ?'s.......

I live in US but my boyfriend is in Canada...

When I first got here my mail went to Outlook with no problem.....then all of a sudden it stopped pulling in.says"sending and recieving error..Outlook is unable to connect to your POP3 incoming mail server"

why? it did when I first got here so know it's set up correctly...

And about the same time I started having another problem....

.it's VERY HARD to save anything

you know how you right click and "save target as"?

well now 'save taget as' is never darken.....can't use it at all.....

What's going on? and can I correct it?

can save pics but then only in bmp format....nothing else......

saw an old ? from someone else and tried what what suggested to them about expanding room that TMP Internet files uses......but didn't help

I always empty my TIF everyday anyway so don't think that is it

Any help you can give would be appreciated

Thanks in advance

Linda

Answer

This question was answered on November 16, 2004.
Much of the information contained herein may have changed since posting.

This error message may occur if Microsoft Outlook or if Microsoft Outlook Express cannot establish a connection with your e-mail server This error messages is frequently caused by one of the following:

1 - Incorrect account settings

2 - Misconfiguration of personal firewall software

3 - Antivirus software

4 - A bad modem

5 - Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) size

6 - Outlook Express has been removed from the computer or the installation is damaged

7 - Your user profile in Outlook is damaged

8 - An e-mail item on your POP3 server is damaged

To work around this problem, use one of the following methods, depending on your situation.

Method 1: Confirm that your e-mail server settings are correct

For information about the correct settings for your e-mail server, contact your Internet service provider (ISP) or system administrator.

Note Some ISPs do not permit message routing through another SMTP server while you are connected to their network To resolve this problem, replace the SMTP server for the other ISP or the other e-mail account with the SMTP server that is associated with the ISP that you use to connect to the Internet.

If you notice that your account settings have been changed to "Localhost" in the Post Office Protocol (POP) server settings and "account name/pop server name" in the Account Name box on the Server tab and you are using Trend Micro PC-cillin antivirus software, disable the POP3 Scan feature (Pop3trap.exe) of the Trend PC-cillin software To do this, follow these steps:1 In the notification area of the taskbar, double-click the PC-cillin icon

Additionally, it has also been reported that you may have to turn off the PC-cillin Web-Filter option, the Web Security option, and the Enable POP3 Scan option.

Method 2: Check the configuration of your firewall software

Configure your firewall software to grant access to the Internet for the following files:• For Outlook Express: Msimn.exe

• For Outlook: Outlook.exe

By default, most e-mail clients have to have outbound access on port 25 and inbound access on port 110 For more information about the ports that communicate with your e-mail server, contact your ISP or system administrator.

Firewall software that has been known to cause this problem includes products by the following vendors:• McAfee

• Symantec

• ZoneLabs

• Cisco

• Cygate

• Sonicwall

• Freedom Security Zero Knowledge

McAfee Personal Firewall

Check your configuration settings in the McAfee Personal Firewall program and make sure that Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Outlook Express has full access.

For more information about how to configure McAfee Personal Firewall, visit the following McAfee Web site:
http://www.mcafee.com
Alternatively, you can remove and reinstall the McAfee Personal Firewall program The reinstallation process recreates the program signature file that is used by the firewall Additionally, this process makes sure that both Outlook and Outlook Express are included in the list of programs where Internet access is permitted.

Norton Personal Firewall (Symantec)

If you are running Norton Personal Firewall 2002, Norton Internet Security, or Norton SystemWorks software by Symantec, remove your Norton Person Firewall or Norton Internet Security software If the problem is resolved, you can reinstall your Norton software and the problem should not happen again.

The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products

Method 4: Determine if your modem is functioning correctly

Contact the vendor of your modem to determine if there are any known issues or updates for the type of modem you are using.

TimeWarner RoadRunner cable service has confirmed that there is a known problem with the older Toshiba models of their cable modems.

Method 5: Verify the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) size that is set on your router

The MTU size set on your router may not let packets larger than a certain size to pass through These types of errors generally occur if you are connecting to the Internet through a Linksys BEFSR41 router, a Linksys BEFSR81 router, or a Linksys BEFW11S4 router These routers have Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) problems that may cause timeout errors when you send e-mail messages.

If Outlook Express has been removed from your computer or the installation of Outlook Express is damaged, Outlook will not function correctly and may generate one of the error messages that are mentioned in the "Symptoms" section To resolve this problem, reinstall Outlook Express.

Method 7: Create a new e-mail profile

You may be able to resolve these problems by creating a new e-mail profile

Method 8: Delete suspicious messages from your mailbox

If there is a damaged message in your mailbox, you can resolve this by doing one of the following:• Contact your ISP and ask them to delete any suspicious e-mail

• Delete any suspicious e-mail by accessing your mailbox by using your ISP's Web-based e-mail program

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